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Referee Tim Donaghy Fixing NBA Game Scores
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For nearly 13 years, referee Tim Donaghy was a name known only to the most devoted hoops-heads who follow the NBA, outside of anyone employed by the NBA. But in 2007, after officiating almost 800 NBA games, Donaghy became a near household name after the FBI began investigating whether he potentially made calls during games that would’ve affected the betting line for the game.
Donaghy would eventually plead guilty to two Federal charges as a result of the FBI’s investigation, but the larger impact came from an even greater mistrust of NBA officiating that many players and fans had already.
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